G BRUCE & CO LIMITED
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Cash
£100K
-70.1% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£2.4M
+1.4% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
38
-2.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£45K
+66.8% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £14,678,898 | £13,230,653 | £18,667,405 | £18,588,666 | £20,766,303 | +11.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | £725,497 | £603,012 | £588,660 | £129,783 | £145,121 | +11.8% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £714,335 | £554,921 | £466,962 | £26,925 | £44,908 | +66.8% | |
| Net profit | — | £590,577 | £451,834 | £357,264 | £33,795 | £32,863 | -2.8% | |
| Cash | £452,324 | £449,194 | £274,450 | £542,785 | £334,794 | £100,058 | -70.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,339,898 | £1,747,682 | £2,092,444 | £3,145,018 | £3,610,992 | £3,505,167 | -2.9% | |
| Net assets | £1,084,898 | £1,546,475 | £1,933,309 | £2,290,573 | £2,324,368 | £2,357,231 | +1.4% | |
| Equity | £1,084,898 | £1,546,475 | £1,933,309 | £2,290,573 | £2,324,368 | £2,357,231 | +1.4% | |
| Average employees | 19 | 20 | 29 | 33 | 39 | 38 | -2.6% | |
| Wages | — | £622,852 | £667,358 | £1,106,706 | £1,551,684 | £1,341,546 | -13.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £19,500 | £14,625 | £19,500 | £19,500 | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 4.9% | 4.6% | 3.2% | 0.7% | 0.7% | |
| Net margin | — | 4.0% | 3.4% | 1.9% | 0.2% | 0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 41.5% | 28.8% | 18.7% | 3.6% | 4.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 74.5% | 77.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.02x | 1.61x | 1.47x | |
| Interest cover | — | 64.16x | 12.44x | 4.84x | 1.22x | 1.32x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- G BRUCE & CO LIMITED 2024-02-28 → present
- OLIDOR GROUP LIMITED 2024-02-28 → 2024-02-28
- G BRUCE & CO LIMITED 1995-09-18 → 2024-02-28
- WORLD OF TASTE LIMITED 1993-04-02 → 1995-09-18
- MIDSUMMER FOODS LIMITED 1987-05-11 → 1993-04-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASHBY, Andrew David Smith | Director | 2015-05-27 | Jul 1974 | British |
| SMITH, Gillian | Director | 2015-06-25 | Jun 1943 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRUCE, Norma | Secretary | 1995-08-17 | 2005-03-01 |
| CHADWICK, Nicholas John | Secretary | 2005-03-08 | 2020-10-15 |
| MOSES, Anthony Glyn | Secretary | — | 1995-08-17 |
| WALSH, Dawn Jane | Secretary | 2020-10-15 | 2022-07-08 |
| BRUCE, Gerald | Director | — | 2015-05-27 |
| BRUCE, Norma | Director | 1995-08-17 | 2006-12-30 |
| CHADWICK, Nicholas John | Director | 2004-01-30 | 2015-06-02 |
| GOODE, John | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2015-05-27 |
| WINTERBURN, Allison | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2003-12-04 |
| WINTERBURN, William John | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2003-12-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olidor Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-05-26 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 146 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-17 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-24 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-24 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2024-02-28 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-02-28 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-11-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.